, it's hard to make a decision on what side to swing because there are some different elements on both sides that are valuable hispanics make up 27% of the population. they could be a deciding factor in colorado as well. colorado's oldest spanish language station general manager says that romney's tough stand on immigration during the primaries may lead to a loves gains made by previous republic leaders. >> you know, there is a danger that i believe taking the sort of stance on that side, you know, will be very counter productive for a number of years from this point forward. >> colorado is the biggest take in the mountain west with nine electoral votes 2008. obama won there that victory marked only the second time in 40 years that state went to a democrat. there was a bit of a physical confrontation last night at a debate between two long-time california congressman. it's been a very bitter race. they are running against each other because the state recently redrew its districts and changed the primary system. look at this. [cheers] >> shepard: you want to get into this? it happened d